Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the AlmanackSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1817 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 28
Page 14
... solar eclipse which terminated the six years " war between the Medes and the Lydians , as men- tioned by Herodotus , happened on the 30th of Sep- tember , six hundred and ten years before the chris- tian era . Hence , if the date of ...
... solar eclipse which terminated the six years " war between the Medes and the Lydians , as men- tioned by Herodotus , happened on the 30th of Sep- tember , six hundred and ten years before the chris- tian era . Hence , if the date of ...
Page 45
... solar system is composed , ought necessarily to cause a change in this obliquity ; and according to the actual disposition of this system , the inclination of the plane of the ecliptic to that of the 1 equator ought to diminish by a ...
... solar system is composed , ought necessarily to cause a change in this obliquity ; and according to the actual disposition of this system , the inclination of the plane of the ecliptic to that of the 1 equator ought to diminish by a ...
Page 101
... solar system , without introducing considerable error into the results of our inquiries relative to their real positions in the heavens , and other phenomena . The following explanations on this subject are therefore intended to point ...
... solar system , without introducing considerable error into the results of our inquiries relative to their real positions in the heavens , and other phenomena . The following explanations on this subject are therefore intended to point ...
Page 103
... solar beams : the difference of these effects is owing to the parallax . In order to avoid the irregularities depending upon the different aspects under which the same body is seen from different points on the globe , or the dif ...
... solar beams : the difference of these effects is owing to the parallax . In order to avoid the irregularities depending upon the different aspects under which the same body is seen from different points on the globe , or the dif ...
Page 140
... solar orbit , and , consequently , it requires only half that interval to come from the Sun to us . Observations agree so well with hypothesis in this respect , that they answer as fully and completely as possible . The observations of ...
... solar orbit , and , consequently , it requires only half that interval to come from the Sun to us . Observations agree so well with hypothesis in this respect , that they answer as fully and completely as possible . The observations of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accipitres altitude amphibia angle animal antient apogee apparent diameter apparent semidiameter appear ascer Astronomical autumn beautiful birds bloom body breast calculated called centre CHARLOTTE SMITH circle of latitude colour conjunction death delight DIED druped Earth eclipse eggs equal feathered fieldfare fish flowers gale genera green ground heaven hedges horizontal parallax inferior conjunction insects kind King labours larvæ latitude laurustinus leaves light living lunar eclipse mean distance meridian month Moon Moon's morning motion nature nest night o'er observed orbit oviparous PANTOLOGIA penumbra perigee plants poet quadrupeds quantity radius refraction rising rose Saint satellites scene season seen shell side solar song species spring star summer Sunday surface sweet TABLE terrestrial thee thou tion trees tribes vale vegetable whole wild winds wings winter woods young zenith zenith distance
Popular passages
Page 5 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berccau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Page 321 - Let's dry our eyes : and thus far hear me, Cromwell ; And — when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of — say, I taught thee, Say, Wolsey — that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor...
Page xxxviii - Their downy breast; the swan with arched neck, Between her white wings, mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet...
Page 99 - From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud-pied April dress'd in all his. trim Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing, That heavy Saturn laugh'd and leap'd with him. Yet nor the lays of birds nor the sweet smell Of different flowers in odour and in hue Could make me any summer's story tell, Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew...
Page 136 - Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death.
Page 6 - I cannot name this gentleman without remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe,— not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the...
Page 163 - How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY.
Page 305 - See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold?
Page 322 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee ; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's...
Page 312 - O'er all the Italian fields, where still doth sway The triple Tyrant ; that from these may grow A hundredfold, who, having learnt thy way, Early may fly the Babylonian woe.